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Get the Recipe 10-Minute Spinach Salad with Tangy Red Wine Vinaigrette
This spinach salad recipe paired with a red wine vinaigrette is loaded with texture and tang! Raw baby spinach, pecans, blue cheese, shallots, and sweet dates are tossed with the homemade dressing. It's ready in just 10 minutes - serve it as a side, lunch, or light dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 586 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Red Wine Vinaigrette
- ¼ ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons mustard seed optional
- 2 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt to taste
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ¾ ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
Spinach Salad
- 5 5 ounces baby spinach
- ½ ½ cup dried dates sliced
- ½ ½ cup blue cheese crumbles*
- ½ ½ cup Chopped Pecans or walnuts
- 1 1 medium shallot thinly sliced
Instructions
- Whisk together all ingredients except for the oil; then, while whisking, drizzle in the oil until combined. Alternatively, add all the ingredients to a jar and shake really well until emulsified. Be sure to taste test for salt levels.
- In a large bowl, toss together spinach, dates, blue cheese, pecan, shallot slices. Then toss with dressing, starting with only about half and adjusting as needed. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- If serving later, store the dressing in an air-tight container in the refrigerator and toss it with salad immediately before serving. Olive oil will solidify when cold, so let come to room temperature (5-10 mins) before tossing.
- The dressing recipe makes about 1 cup; I suggest adding dressing to taste, not all at one time.
- *Check blue cheese for vegetarian and/or gluten-free if needed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
586kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
56g
(86%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
37g
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
453mg
(19%)
Potassium
462mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
3467IU
(69%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
152mg
(15%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 586
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 586kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 56g | 86% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 37g | 185% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 453mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 462mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 3467IU | 69% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 152mg | 15% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.